Example sentences of "[subord] his [noun] [vb past] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had gone into his father 's firm of solicitors where his looks endeared him to wives in divorce cases , although his extreme reluctance to take decisions prevented them obtaining the best results . |
| 2 | Although his business brought him into contact with many American settlers , he had received little co-operation in the collection of plants ‘ for what was common with them ( but rare with us ) they did not think worth sending ’ . |
| 3 | He clung to a tree root until his cousin saved him from slipping into the abyss , |
| 4 | For a few brief moments he reared and plunged on the bed , grunting like an animal , until his lust emptied itself into her . |
| 5 | If his creditors allowed him to be , he would be their vassal for life . |
| 6 | When he tried to recover his loss , the insurers denied liability on the ground that , whereas his policy insured him against ‘ loss or damage caused by theft , ’ the circumstances did not disclose a theft within the meaning of the Act of 1968 . |
| 7 | The young Heartfield ( who anglicised his name in a break with his German heritage in 1915 ) would have to be tied to the chair while his companions baited him like a caged animal . |
| 8 | Next came the rinsing , then the part he liked best of all … standing naked before the warm fire , while his mammy dried him with the soft towel that wrapped round him like a cloak . |
| 9 | Connery goes visiting his old school in Edinburgh , which is not in the prettiest part , and the kids ask him how much he earns and whether his mam wanted him to be an actor and whether he was good at school . |
| 10 | There was only time to whisper his name before his lips claimed hers in a kiss of such tenderness and passion that her doubts were scattered along with any inhibitions she might have been harbouring . |
| 11 | Surgeons at Middlesbrough General sewed back on Aaron Solomon 's thumb after his dad carried it to the hospital , packed in ice . |
| 12 | What was Jesus doing when his parents found him in the Temple at the end of their search for him ? |
| 13 | A TIPSY husband ended up in hospital when his wife hit him over the head with their Christmas tree . |
| 14 | He would sit for hours with his blindfold down , taking no part in the general conversations , or at best looking at Brian and me , shaking his head when his compatriots said something with which he disagreed . |
| 15 | He has had a passion for buses and coaches ever since childhood when his father took him to the Darlington bus depot where he still works as a driver . |
| 16 | He fell about laughing when his agent phoned him with this news . |
| 17 | A BABY boy had an astonishing escape when his mother dropped him from the balcony of a ninth-floor flat . |
| 18 | When his mother took him to school on the first day , he decided from then onwards he could make his own way to school and did n't hesitate in telling his mother just that . |
| 19 | The delicate poetry of the atmosphere William seeks to establish is disrupted not only by that noisily symbolic iguana but by such clumping speeches as Shannon 's explanation that his problems began when his mother punished him for masturbating . |
| 20 | Though his face showed nothing of his amusement , Hank laughed inwardly . |
| 21 | Flayed by his voice , she tilted her chin defiantly , attempting to look as though his scorn meant nothing to her , though in truth it cut deeper than knives . |
| 22 | She jumped as his voice reached her through the open hatch . |
| 23 | A gasp escaped her as his arms clasped her against him , one hand holding her head to his shoulder . |
| 24 | Robyn felt the heat of his body as his arms pulled her towards him . |
| 25 | She ran the tip of her tongue over her lips , heard the sharp hiss of Penry 's intake of breath , then his head blotted out the light as his mouth met hers in a kiss which shot a jolt of electricity through every vein in her body . |
| 26 | Suddenly he looked tired , and there were deep furrows in his brow as his eyes scanned her for an instant . |
| 27 | ‘ Get down , you fool ! ’ he grated in her ear as his arm drew her into the protection of his body , her face pressing against his neck . |
| 28 | Guide us oh God with your love as we await the coming of your son and give us all grace to welcome him into our hearts as his mother welcomed him in Bethlehem , and we ask her help as we pray . |
| 29 | ‘ What are we going to do at all ! ’ his mother cried , as his father led her after them . |
| 30 | Certainly , as his mind prepared itself for the acceptance of the |